Oliver Rackham
British botanist and landscape historian (1939-2015)
Oliver Rackham (17 October 1939 – 12 February 2015) was a British academic. He studied the British countryside, especially trees, woodlands and wood pasture, Rackham wrote a number of books, including The History of the Countryside (1986) and one on Hatfield Forest.
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| Born | 17 October 1939 |
| Died | 12 February 2015 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Woodlands |
| Awards | Order of the British Empire (1998) |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
He died on 12 February 2015 at the age of 75.[1]
References change
- ↑ James Warren (February 13, 2015). "Professor Oliver Rackham, 1939-2015". corpus.cam.ac.uk. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
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